FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: nitrile rubber contains repeating units of at least one α,β-unsaturated nitrile and at least one conjugated diene and has ionic index in the range of 7-26 ppm×mol/g. The nitrile rubber is obtained by emulsion polymerisation. The obtained latex, which contains nitrile rubber, is coagulated and the coagulated nitrile rubber is washed. Polymerisation is carried out in the presence of at least one alkylthiol. Before coagulation, the pH of the latex is set to at least 6, and coagulation is then carried out in the presence of at least one salt of a monovalent metal. The latex coagulation temperature ranges from 60 to 90°C and the washing temperature ranges from 50 to 90°C. The obtained nitrile rubber is used to obtain curable mixtures which contain said rubber and at least one cross-linking agent. The curable mixtures are cured by moulding to obtain moulded articles.
EFFECT: nitrile rubber has excellent curing rate and exceptional properties of cured products.
26 cl, 7 tbl, 13 ex
